BEST THAI FOOD in BERLIN

BEST THAI FOOD in BERLIN

Naturally opinions are personal, but we were super excited and relieved to have found a truly exceptional Thai restaurant last summer in Berlin. 

TALEH THAI

Taleh Thai has exceptional fresh dishes, friendly and polite staff, and at reasonable Berlin prices. 

You can find their entire menu via their website here:

http://www.talehthai.de

 

Close to Volkspark Friedrichshain, and a very quick tram ride from Alexander Platz makes this place still quite central. 

Obviously due to Covid-19 restrictions, one can't enjoy the full dining experience at the moment, however they are still serving take-away options from 12:00 midday until 20:00. You can place your order by telephone: 030/42851030

Try it for yourself, support this local business, and let me know in the comments below what were your favourite thai dishes. 

Menotti's THE MEDIUM 31.10.2014

Menotti's THE MEDIUM

"The Medium" is a two-act, one hour opera by the italian-american composer Gian Carlo Menotti. 

It tells a story of Madam Flora/Baba as a fraud communicator with the dead (think Whoopie Goldberg in the film "Ghost"), until this particular seance, whereby she has a true experience of someone (or something) touching her throat. From that moment she continues to become more obsessed with finding out the answer and growing with fear, frustration and anxiety. At the end of the opera she shoots the mute, Toby, thinking that he is the ghost. 

Design: Ellen Leather

While this a rarely performed Chamber Opera, it is extremely well composed, compact and dramatic. 

A performance in Berlin recently took place at the restaurant P103, Potsdamer Strasse 103, and another is planned for Halloween on Friday 31 October at 22:00. I suggest getting along to see it, as the performance is by donation only, and it is easy enough to have dinner first then enjoy drinks during the performance itself. 

L. Rose Nolan & R. Elizabeth Baz in THE MEDIUM / Photo: Niko Tourkos

The opera is sung in English and features an international cast as follows:

Monica - Elizabeth Baz

Madam Flora - Rose Nolan

Mrs Gobineau - Ellen Leather

Mr Gobineau - Oskar Koziolek-Goetz

Mrs Nolan - Alexandra Broneske

Toby - a mute (imagined)

Musical Director - Matthew Toogood

Come along and support these young artists by leaving a donation!!!

Burgers in Berlin: #1 District Môt

District Môt

Saigon Street Food

(C) MJT

Near the intersection of Rosenthaler Platz and on the corner of Mulackstrasse is a new(ish) vietnamese restaurant. Directions here:

We tried their Mittagsmenü when they first opened approximately a year and a half ago, and were intrigued but not overly impressed. 

Since then they have modified their menu, and their Bao Burger is an award winning creating in Berlin. 

  

(C) MJT

Basically if one is familiar with the dough of chinese buns (eg BBQ Pork Buns), this is the bread of the burger - so the texture and density is quite different to that of a regular burger. 

The ingredients are strong in flavour, enhanced particularly by the coriander and chili. 

Care of www.districtmot.com

The effort that has gone into making this Berlin corner restaurant resemble a busy Saigon street is impressive, if not a little too crowded - but that is probably part of the theme. 

While I would recommend trying the Bao Burger, I have to confess that I do find that the service is extremely poor - both in attendance and manner. Given the number of Vietnamese restaurants in Berlin, in order to compete, the service does need to improve.

More information regarding the regular menu can be found on their website: www.districtmot.com  however this does not have the Burger information, as it is usually a special item.